Yeah the big games have almost dried up, unless Manny Paquiao is around. :wink:
When Shane comes to town everyone shows up too. He takes on everyone! A good player can still get a game, the backers are out there!
There are lots of 5-10,000p games though with foreign players from all over taking on filipinos. I can always get action there for Banks or even One Pocket. I play the third echelon players, who are still pretty good.
A lot more players are interested in one-pocket now. In 2007 only a handful knew the rules. But they only bet cheap in these games, and it is hard to handicap.
These days any guy who holds a cue is a big challenge for me, so I stick to sidebets.
Word is that end of June will be a gamblers month, with Manny coming home from his Boxing match in Las Vegas. After a short vacation he will most likely be in heavy action for weeks there. Might be worth a trip just to watch, he puts maybe 500 000 - 1 000 000 pesos in action each night on many different players